Congressional Digest

Congressional Digest September 2002 No. 8 Vol. 81
Honorable Billy Tauzin

Welfare Reauthorization

The Debate Over the 1996 Reform Continues

Honorable Billy Tauzin

United States Representative, Louisiana, Republican

Representative Tauzin, of the Third District of Louisiana, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980. He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1971 to 1979. He is the Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee and a member of the Resources Committee. He is also a Deputy Majority Whip. The following is from the May 16, 2002, House floor debate on H.R. 4737, the Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act. I rise today in strong support of the Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2002. This bill extends funding for abstinence-only…

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